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air-mass thunderstorm

meteorology

Also known as: local thunderstorm

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classification of storms

In thunderstorm: Isolated thunderstorms
These storms are sometimes called air-mass or local thunderstorms. They are mostly vertical in structure, are relatively short-lived, and usually do not produce violent weather at the ground. Aircraft and radar measurements show that such storms are composed of one or more convective cells, each of which goes through a…
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role of air mass

In air mass
…scattered and locally heavy afternoon thunderstorms occur.
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